DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0655z - - 1008z - - 1330z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.9 - - 75.9 - - 81.7 - - 82.6 - - 73.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 120 - - 120 - - 14 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 45 - - 832 - - 1694 - - 46 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit 917 - - 918 - - 1533 - - 919 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top 934 - - 1721 - - 2583 - - 935 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 186 - - 873 - - 884 - - 4885 - - 1469 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 194 - - 253 - - 42 - - 18 W* B/S 1 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 196 - - 230 - - 180 - - 204 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 182 - - -381 - - -1993 - - -408 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 934 - - 1539 - - 2964 - - 2928 - - 1342 sfcLCL ODpotential -6065 - - -2959 - - -4963 - - -2699 - - -2353 ODpotential blCL 6999 - - 4680 - - 7546 - - 3634 - - 3287 blCL maxRH 97 - - 96 - - 87 - - 88 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 860 - - 1940 - - 2310 - - 2820 - - 990 CAPE Temp@2m 65.9 - - 75.9 - - 81.7 - - 82.6 - - 73.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 65.1 - - 71.9 - - 71.4 - - 72.4 - - 70.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 66.1 - - 75.2 - - 80.8 - - 82.7 - - 73.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 65.6 - - 71.3 - - 70.3 - - 71.7 - - 70.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 120 - - 120 - - 14 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 45 - - 832 - - 1694 - - 46 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 87 - - 84 - - 48 - - 52 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 14 - - 17 - - 15 - - 17 - - 16 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99050 19 073 21 083 15 071 19 103 20 087 99050 91698 19 070 16 083 14 083 15 097 14 084 91698 86008 16 074 14 099 13 096 9 087 12 072 86008 81289 12 076 10 091 13 128 5 061 10 061 81289 77213 7 073 7 088 11 127 3 107 5 033 77213 73618 2 202 4 043 10 118 7 149 5 264 73618 70372 5 203 7 287 5 014 7 132 8 213 70372 67381 6 210 9 250 5 312 3 222 7 222 67381 64600 5 228 13 264 11 284 8 270 7 237 64600 61907 12 269 17 258 13 246 17 287 8 293 61907 59090 16 264 19 239 17 272 20 253 21 300 59090 56212 31 270 25 260 37 261 34 271 39 260 56212 53508 41 262 28 251 38 252 31 258 40 258 53508 51062 43 252 21 249 34 271 41 291 52 286 51062 48868 40 251 53 292 51 281 70 284 64 280 48868 46895 48 292 67 279 65 291 75 271 68 273 46895 45112 65 277 64 272 78 275 68 261 74 267 45112 43469 79 278 62 275 72 265 69 263 79 254 43469 41932 76 276 61 275 61 264 77 263 72 254 41932 40479 66 274 55 272 49 263 79 262 65 259 40479 39097 56 274 47 262 46 259 77 265 66 261 39097 37750 52 270 45 257 45 260 74 267 62 259 37750 36368 31 252 44 258 44 266 70 268 57 251 36368 34925 29 260 44 258 43 269 63 266 53 241 34925 33422 38 288 31 242 39 271 55 263 50 239 33422 31848 43 304 19 228 33 263 51 264 45 242 31848 30189 30 291 20 295 32 239 47 267 40 247 30189 28448 26 285 21 305 33 230 41 264 38 249 28448 26624 25 275 16 302 31 231 29 272 36 250 26624 24719 27 276 16 291 18 214 24 288 31 255 24719 22740 29 283 17 263 20 208 26 302 27 263 22740 20680 28 280 19 259 23 221 27 294 27 265 20680 18532 27 280 21 263 30 231 31 282 28 264 18532 16348 24 290 15 271 35 240 30 267 32 260 16348 14248 19 296 10 268 34 245 30 252 35 253 14248 12335 15 296 12 268 31 249 28 248 31 248 12335 10632 12 289 16 287 27 248 19 238 29 251 10632 9120 13 275 17 292 28 234 19 214 29 249 9120 7778 12 259 14 284 21 234 22 217 30 245 7778 6587 11 241 14 259 12 250 22 221 29 246 6587 5533 13 237 17 249 6 261 20 214 26 243 5533 4607 12 235 17 245 5 224 15 202 26 234 4607 3792 10 216 18 239 10 208 14 203 26 223 3792 3065 6 201 16 235 11*200 14 203 27 213 3065 2423 4 226 10 229 10*186 14 203 27 209 2423 1890 7 249 7*228 9 181 13 204 24 206 1890 1482 12 233 6*229 9 179 12 204 19 202 1482 1202 12 214 5 230 8 178 12 204 15 199 1202 1032 9*211 5 231 7 178 10 204 13 197 1032 934 1*196 4 232 7 176 8*204 7*196 934 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography